"On The Road Again"

My buddy David Wolfe has a saying… “The Best Day Ever“. In fact, that’s the name of his membership site where he shares all types of incredible health advice, smoothie tips, and how to live the Best Day Ever.

Check out this no brainer cool deal on his membership site here.

Lately, I’ve found myself saying… “Man, this is the Best Day Ever”, and truly meaning it. Things have been superb lately. The amount of gratitude I’ve been feeling for my life, friends, and surroundings has been off the charts. The best part is, it keeps getting better and better each day. I’ve been beyond blessed.

Yesterday my buddy Billy picked me up and we headed out into the Pacific for a quick surf. I hadn’t surfed in almost 2 months and was so eager to catch some waves. I opted for a 7′6″ single fin shaped by our buddy Scottie. It was a good call.

My first wave was of epic proportions. I couldn’t of asked for anything better. That moment instantly became “The Best Day Ever”. I think I actually sported wood in my wetsuit.

I almost didn’t think I’d catch the wave. After no surfing in weeks, my arms were already tired just from the paddle out. I really need to work on the sissy factor. 3 sessions and it will be gone. Anyhow, this perfect left picked up really nice and I was positioned right in the pocket. I had to go.

I ended up getting a late drop as the wave was peeling over and almost drilling me. I took the drop and slightly angled left to avoid the curl from sucking me in. Then I got out in front of the wave, picked up speed and did this beautiful left bottom turn. Since I’m goofy foot the entire face of the wave was right in front of me and I proceeded to glide back up the top of the wave and laid down another big carve towards the top of the wave.

I almost went too high up on the wave and let it pass me by. Luckily for me, I leaned right and forward, started pumping as hard as I could and got another drop back into the wave and basically repeated the same move.

It was “The Best Day Ever”.

I’m back. California, I missed you so much. Friends, I missed you too. So happy to be home for a while.

Anyhow, lately I’ve been saying to myself… “this is the best day of my life”. And I’ve been saying it alot. It seems that things just keep on getting better and better and better. But here’s the thing… When you say “this is the best day ever” or “best day of my life” it doesn’t negate all those other days in the past. It’s not like you have to compare one to the other. You simply add all the other past days to todays experience.

The reason why today is “The Best Day Ever” is because of all the days in the past that allowed you to make it to this specific moment. And if you are appreciative of each of those days, the learning, the growth, the people, etc, everyday can truly be The Best Day Ever.

Soon, you’ll find yourself saying… “This is the best smoothie ever”, or, “She’s the best girlfriend ever” or “He’s the best dog ever” because you’ll have so much appreciation for each and every moment you are here on this earth and surrounded by people that love you.

Sounds a little hippy and airy fairy right? Damn right it does. And it feels great!

Anyhow, lots of people have asked me why I came back to the west coast. There are a few reasons but one of the major ones was because I wanted to attend David Wolfe’s Longevity Conference in Costa Mesa California near the end of this month.

I went to the one 2 years ago and it was nothing short of amazing. The glow in the people’s eyes, the love in their hearts, and the vibrance in their touch was something you have to experience. Not only was the company awesome, but the content being shared was off the charts. You’ll learn some hard core, futuristic type stuff when you hang with David Wolfe and crew.

So, I can’t wait for the next Longevity Conference and I invite you to join me if you’d like to hang out with some of the most amazing people on the planet.

Simply click here for the Longevity Conference and I hope to see you there.

Cheers

Jason

PS: I don’t think there are many seats left for this event. So if you delay too long you may miss out. You don’t want to miss this. Trust me. It will change your life and those around you.

See if there are any seats left by clicking here.

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On Saturday morning, I broke up with alcohol. I really hope we don’t get back together. Our relationship has been a love/hate one, but I don’t have too many grudges or regrets.

It was fun alcohol. It really was. And I want you to know, we can still be friends. I don’t hate you or anything.

The breakup didn’t come from a hangover. I didn’t do anything stupid last night.

The truth is, I want to feel higher than what alcohol provides. I love a good buzz, but I’m even more fond of a great buzz! And to be blatantly honest, I’m a bit afraid of numbing and damaging the one thing that helps me have leverage in life. My brain.

Luckily I’m not a alcoholic. I like to drink beer, but I’ve never needed to drink. I’m a fun drunk, never violent, and am smart enough to give up the keys to my car when intoxicated. I wish everyone could be that way.

In the end, my deciding factor to split up with alcohol is because I want to experiment with a sober streak combined with a massive intake of superfoods. The smoothie’s I’ve been creating lately make me feel 5 times better than any beer ever does.

My brain functionality is greatly enhanced when I eat and drink well. And it’s not only me. Numerous of my friends are on this superfood kick. Most of us aren’t die hard hippies who only eat salad and nuts. We eat a bit of everything but make sure to incorporate some superfoods to give our bodies a fighting chance.

Anyhow, Saturday morning I was listening to some info from my buddy David Wolfe and it really jolted me to get my ass in gear. David has a keen ability to do this. Every time I listen to his stuff it blows me away and leaves me eager to know more.

However, what’s better than book knowledge or just acquiring the info is actually implementing raw superfoods into your life. You have to experience it to truly know what I’m talking about. Nothing else really cuts the mustard.

So, to get some more information and to see how it’s changed a bunch of our lives, I want you to watch this quick video with David Wolfe and Frank Kern. Simply click the banner below and you can peep this video.

David has truly changed many of our lives. I am super pumped to call him a friend, and a inspiration. Check out his stuff, it’s that good…

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On the day after Christmas I decided to test out Foursquare vs Gowalla here in Portland Oregon. My plan was to hit up as many vegan joints as possible during the day and check in with both apps.

I’d tried out Foursquare about 2 or 3 months ago when I saw San Diego blogger and vegan cutie Jenn Van Grove checking in all over town. I quickly got annoyed and didn’t give it a fair chance. So I figured I’d give it another whirl and a fair and honest review.

Foursquare’s motto is “We are all about helping you find new ways to explore the city.”

Gowalla’s motto is “Share your experiences and discover new places. Everywhere you go.”

Basically these two services allow you to document the places you are frequenting, and give advice to others about places they may like to visit in the future. Some of you probably don’t want others knowing what you are doing most of the time. These services can still be handy even if you don’t want to check in and log your whereabouts.

I’ll admit, from the beginning I already had a negative bias against Foursquare. I’m not really sure why, but it just didn’t strike me as something I’d really enjoy. In fact, it seemed a bit juvenile and a waste of time. I’m just trying to be honest here. So, I decided to drop that attitude and give it a whirl without the prejudice.

On the other hand, I had a bit more excitement about Gowalla. Not sure why, but I did. Maybe it was because I had heard that Gary V had a stake in it.

So here’s how the day after Christmas went down…

I started out with breakfast at Sweetpea Baking Company on 12th and SE Stark.

This place had a massive amount of vegan sweets and the display case looked so mouth watering it was hard to believe everything in there was truly vegan. I grabbed a slice of  chocolate raspberry cake and a raspberry tart.

Both were delicious sweets for breakfast!

Right next door is a vegan grocery store called Food Fight Grocery. Another cool place.

I dipped in there and got an organic carrot juice to wash down the sweets for breakfast.

While checking out, the clerk told me I should check out Back To Eden on Alberta. I added it to the list and thanked him for the recommendation.

Then I headed over to my favorite vegan joint Papa G’s at 2314 SE Division. I got a sample of mash/gravy, sweet yams, carrots, millet and more in the hot food buffet (and shared a bite with the Papa G himself.

He was grubbing down on some vegan nachos and let me have a bite. I almost couldn’t believe what I was tasting. Epic nachos.

As I left Papa G’s I remembered that there is a People’s Grocery Co-Op right around the corner and decided to dip in there for a moment.

I chatted with the sweet girl at the register and she pointed me in the direction of some raw chocolates. Raw cacao to be exact.

I love People’s and think it’s the best grocery store you can find.

Next, I had to hit up Voodoo Doughnut which I’ve been hearing so much about.

Apparently they have off the wall doughnuts with random stuff like Captain Crunch on top. They also have vegan doughnuts.

I opted for a maple bar and shot this pic in front of my old stomping grounds as a kid… Benson High School.

After wolfing down this tasty maple bar, I noticed the batteries on my iphone were getting desperately low from all the checking in to FourSquare and GoWalla. Time to get my charge on.

I headed over the Apple store near Lloyd Center and got myself one of those battery packs that you slip you iPhone into. It’s kind of bulky but gives me hours more life. Now I was ready to hit some more vegan spots.

Since I had just crossed into the NE part of town I figured I’d stroll on over to the Alberta district and check in. The Alberta area is a up and coming artsy area that has been rebuilt a ton over the last 10 years. It’s truly amazing to see what this neighborhood has become.

Back when I used to drive Radio Cab in the early 90’s, it was sketchy to even be walking on 15th and Alberta. Gangsters populated the area in droves and it wasn’t the safest place to be. Thankfully, the community has dumped a lot of money into improving the neighborhood and the artists that frequent and live in the neighborhood have really helped to make this place a special gem.

So, the first place I dip into is a place called Held Vegan Belts. I met this dude named Micah and we sat around and talked shop for about a half an hour. Very nice guy. I wanted to buy a belt but couldn’t find one my size. The holiday season had wiped him out of that size. I was glad to see he was moving product.

Next door is The Vita Cafe. The Vita has a bunch of Vegan options. By this time I was pretty stuffed but had a cup of black bean soup and a Laurelwood Red Ale. That beer is the bomb!

After the Vita I wandered over to the Back To Eden Bakery that the clerk at Food Fight had told me about. The place was small, cute, and very friendly. A few of the customers noticed my Osho mala and told me their story about how Osho had come into their lives as well. Groovy! I ordered a chocolate toffee type bar and waved good bye.

All day I had been hearing about this Vegan bar called the Bye and Bye. I couldn’t find their website so I linked to their Yelp write ups instead.

The beer was great, the food seemed average. I had the vegan meatball sandwich and wasn’t really that impressed. Maybe I had already eaten too much by this time of the day. The bread was crunchy and hard (and seemed like normal white bread buns) and the marinara was just okay. Cool bartenders though and I’d like to try out the rest of the menu. Just not today.

It was getting kind of late and my stomach was at full capacity. However there was one last stop that I had to include on the trip. I’ve been hearing about this place for well over a year and it was a must that I check it out.

The place I’m talking about is Casa Diablo. Casa Diablo is a vegan strip club in the NW industrial part of Portland. I’d heard great things about this place and couldn’t wait to check it out myself. I’m talking about the food of course

Major disappointment. The girls and the food. Since we are talking about food here I’ll leave out the gruesome stripper story for another time. Lets just say this girl was NASTY! What was even nastier was the lack of menu options. I basically settled for a frozen Boca burger that was probably microwaved. At least the topless bartender who delivered it to me was a sweetie.

Food rating = 2. The only reason it received a 2 is because at least it was vegan.

Stripper rating = 2.  We did catch the end of the day shift though. That could have something to do with it. I’d give the girls another shot. The food, it blows.

So that was my experience running around town sampling vegan restaurants and bakery’s. Portland is so blessed to have so many healthy eating options. The truth is, I didn’t even make it to half the places I should have gone. During the week I tried some other great places like Blossoming Lotus as well.

So back to Foursquare vs GoWalla

During the day I tried to check in at each location with both services. Foursquare seemed to work out just fine. It accepted all my updates and the venues were easy to locate. I wish I could say the same for GoWalla. A few times it couldn’t detect my location or the restaurant that I was trying to check in at. It was a bit frustrating.

So for ease of use I’d have to say I preferred FourSquare. I’m not really sure if I’ll even use these services much to check in. Instead, they are pretty cool to just find interesting locations for whatever neighborhood you’re in.

Also, if you are a hot female I’m not sure either of these apps is the smartest idea unless you are willingly wanting to invite stalkers to your location. My advice, check in as you leave.

Cheers and beers,

J-Mo

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If you are ever feeling stressed, bummed out, or lacking energy, you must get yourself a rebounder, or trampoline.

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Hey friends, this blog post could be one that dramatically increases the quality of your life. I’m sure a few of you have heard me mention my friend David Wolfe before. He’s a leading authority on Raw Food Nutrition and living an extremely healthy lifestyle.

What I love about David is that he is not pushy. He doesn’t force feed his ideas and beliefs down your throat, but instead he encourages you in a gentle way to introduce some new and healthy things into your already existing lifestyle.

Since I’ve got to know David Wolfe, the quality of my life has increased significantly. And it’s not just me. I’ve seen immense changes in my close friends as well because of his teachings.

Even if you are a meat eater, and have no desire to be a vegetarian or raw foodie, there is tremendous amount of info you can get from David that will not only increase your life expectancy, but will make you feel and look so much younger if you heed his advice.

I want you to check out this page right here.

David is releasing a new program called “Longevity Now“. It’s something I definitely think you should pay attention to. (And pass along to friends)

Please feel free to Digg, or bookmark this page with whatever social bookmarking services you use. Doing so could benefit many people in a very positive way.

Anyhow, I’m going to post a Youtube video below of David so you can get a glimpse of what I”m talking about. But more importantly, I want you to go sign up at Longevity Now to see the materials that he is offering. It may just blow your mind. I know it has mine.

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Here’s one of my favorite smoothie recipes.

Ingredients include… water, raw cacao powder, raw cacao beans, coconut oil, cacao butter, raw goji berries, cherry acai frozen pack, frozen bananas, yacon syrup, celtic sea salt, crystal energy, and maybe something else I’m forgetting.

This smoothie is the Bombayta!

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Howdy everyone,

Today is the day we get kids all dressed up in scary costumers, and equip them with over-sized pillow cases in hopes they can stuff as much refined sugar into that baby as possible.

Screw the old lady down the road who gives away Apples and Granola, we want freaking Snickers and Milky Way granny.

I don’t mean to be a spoil sport, but Halloween is just another day that is begging mom and pop to push there kids one step closer to a Ridilin prescription for their overactive ADHD.

Now as a kid I loved Halloween, and when I was 10 years old I remember having one goal. And that goal was… “When I grow up, I’m going to get a job and spend my whole paycheck on candy.”

I was a candy fiend. I’m sure most of us were.

But as I grow older and look at things with a educated eye, I tend to believe candy and many of the things we shove into our body are WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. And it’s definitely not something that we should devote a whole freaking day too.

I know, I know. I sound like a old ass grandpa screaming … “Get off my lawn you damn kids”.

However, when you know the facts, when you see obese people waddling down the aisle’s of Walmart, and when more people are dying of Diabetes then terrorism will ever cause then it’s sort of an eye opening issue. Of course, the majority of you will never look at this with a open eye because it’s too painful.

Instead, you’ll stick a Twix in your mouth or a Jolly Rancher into your kids face and call it a day.

So, here’s to America’s official… “Diabetes Day”.

Woo-hoo.

Stuff your face kiddies and enjoy (while you can).

J-Mo

PS: Peep the video below about reversing diabetes (which most doctors say is impossible)…

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Todays blog post may be the most important message I’ve ever written on this blog. In fact, there is no maybe’s about it.

THIS IS HANDS DOWN THE MOST IMPORTANT BLOG POST I’VE EVER MADE WITHOUT A DOUBT.

Please read this entire post, and by all means, trust me on this. Spend a bit of time digging around and checking this stuff out. You’ll thank me like dozens and dozens of other do all the time.

Those that take action on today’s advice are going to experience life on an entirely different level. I personally guarantee it. Usually I post marketing information on this blog, or random silly stuff. Today’s post may seem a bit off or askew from the norm. But I assure you that this advice is applicable to just about every niche, for every person.

Because when you get this portion of your life right, the rest of the pieces seem to magically fall into place. Now, before we go any further, I want to let you know that I’m not trying to convince anyone to become a vegetarian, vegan, raw foodist, or anything like that (you’d be smart to give it a good real life split test, but that is up to you).

My goal here is to just get you to try and implement a few new things into your life that will dramatically have positive effects in many avenues of your existence. Just simply apply some of this stuff to your life and measure how you feel.

Chances are, you’ll have “THE BEST DAY EVER“. In fact, every day starts to seem like the best day ever once you embark on this path.

So here’s what you should do…

Take a bit of time to sit down and listen to my friend David Wolfe on the video cast below. David is hands down the most informed nutritionist I’ve ever seen on the planet. And trust me, I’ve seen a lot. This guy simply knows his stuff. After watching this video, you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about.

What I want you to do is sign up for his membership site “The Best Day Ever“.

Do so by clicking here.

This is without a doubt THE BEST PRODUCT I’VE EVER SEEN ON THE INTERNET. Nothing else even comes close. I whole heartedly believe in this project more then anything on the internet right now.

I’ve considered quiting all marketing related material and products and ONLY promoting this with my time. It wouldn’t be a bad plan to tell you the truth. I could make a killing by focusing solely on this.

Anyhow…

I want you to also save this website as well… http://www.sunfood.com

This is David’s company and where I buy much of my food. Seriously, check this stuff out friends. It will dramatically make your life a million times better in so many ways.

Okay, check out the video… (it’s a bit grainy, but it’s AWESOME!)

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So check out how cool this is.

One of my customers Nick Blackman was super awesome and sent me a special care package from Sunfood Nutrition yesterday. What a freaking Rock Star!

Snapped a photo of the 2 Monstrous Bags Of Goji Berries, Cacao Nibs and Cacao Powder. Thanks much Nick. Best subscriber gift EVER!

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